Drizzle ~ Bruiser At Vets ~ Post Cards ~ Daddy ~ Nancy Perry ~ Artichoke Hearts/Veggies/Pasta ~ Shoe Bruiser ~ Artichoke Hearts Day

Good 45º foggy old morning.

Yesterday what a gloomy day! ICK! The rain started at 10:30am. It drizzled on and off all day and we ended up with 1/10".

Had to take Bruiser to the vets for his rabies shot.

Of course he had to investigate the exam room! Took Dude also for his bortatella vaccine ... for "kennel cough" ( http://www.vetstreet.com/care/bordetella-vaccine-for-dogs-and-cats ) Doc examined both and said they are good and healthy!

Then to the post office to mail post cards to President Trump.

Today was my Daddy's birthday.

Leslie H. Laney 1901-1991

Daddy and I on the ferry ride to Victoria BC in 1954. This will also suffice for Throw Back Thursday!

And it's pal Nancy Perry's birthday too. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY!! Hope you have a GREAT day sweetie!!! ox

Historically this date....

1916 – The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing crossed the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.

1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japaneseresistance persisted.

1958 – The Ford Motor Company produced its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.

1968 – General Motors produced its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.

And births this date include....

1751 – James Madison, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)

1912 – Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993)

1926 – Jerry Lewis, American comedian

1990's .. 2003 ..... 2011

1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor

Later since I knew today was Artichoke Hearts Day I decided to make something for dinner using them...I had canned artichoke bottoms that I cut in quarters, canned artichoke hearts in olive oil, mushrooms, bell pepper, celery, fresh chives, basil (and garlic too), and angel hair pasta...

While cooking the pasta I put all the rest of the ingredients into a frying pan, except the chives, with the liquid from the olive oil choke hearts and more olive oil and everything simmered... Including about 4 tablespoons each of the basil and garlic ....

When the pasta was done I stirred it into the veggie mix.... and let it all heat well...

   This was SOOOOOO good!!!! Glad I have leftovers!!!

While I was cooking dinner, Bruiser was resting in my shoes!

All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

March 16th

National Artichoke Hearts Day

March 16, 2017 is

National Artichoke Hearts Day

Today is National Artichoke Hearts Day! Artichokes are one of the oldest foods known to man. The plant originated in the Mediterranean region and is part of the sunflower family. According to Greek mythology, Zeus turned his mistress Cynara into the first artichoke plant when he caught her sneaking away from Olympia.  

Although we usually refer to it as a vegetable, the produce we eat is actually the flower bud of the artichoke plant. If you let the flower blossom, it turns a beautiful violet-blue color. People enjoy artichokes boiled, baked, steamed, grilled, deep fried, and stuffed with all sorts of yummy fillings.

Almost every artichoke produced in the United States comes from California. Did you know that the town of Castroville, California crowned its first “Artichoke Queen” in 1947? The winner was a young actress named Norma Jean Mortenson who later changed her name to Marilyn Monroe!

To celebrate National Artichoke Hearts Day, try out a new artichoke recipe for dinner tonight!

 According to the California Artichoke Advisory Board, artichokes are a good source of antioxidants, vitamin C, folate and magnesium. The antioxidants in artichokes are very good for your liver and help promote healthy skin.

Hall of Justice ~ Corned Beef ~ Maggie ~ Dirty Sue Martini ~ Tabasco Spicy Mayo ~ Peanut Lover's Day

 

Good 47º cloudy morning.

Yesterday we stayed cloudy most all day with a slight warm up in the high 60ºs. 

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Dpartment has a new publication for current sworn members and it's going to be electronic after the first 2 printed editions. I went to the site and there was this photo of the HOJ (Hall of Justice). It had a bunch of writing across the photo and I got it pretty well cleaned off and now this photo is my "desktop background"....

The Hall of Justice (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_of_Justice ) was our department's headquarters and in the top floors was the jail. That was Jerry's first unit of assignment as well as Kristen's. Here is an interesting read, if you worked there and photos (unfortunately it also has Sheriff Caca's photo!)

.... http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/lasd/144938_HallofJustice.pdf

Today I mail all the post cards to President Trump!

Yesterday I had a project... Bruiser got way up on top of a shelving unit I have and knocked off a bunch of stuff... I have so much "junk"... and am working hard at getting rid of it. A big pile goes to the local Senior Center shop where it will be sold.

Here is how I make my corned beef and cabbage... which I will probably cook on Saturday....

4 # corned beef

2/3 cup brown sugar

1-2 large cans or bottles Guinness Draught beer

Don't use that packet of spices included with the corned beef, they aren't needed.

Place corned beef in Crock*Pot. Rub the brown sugar on the entire corned beef, including the bottom. Gently pour the beer around and gently over the beef to wet the sugar. Cook on low for 8-9 hours.

You can add in the cabbage/potatoes/carrots with the brisket about an hour before it's finished cooking or cook separately.

Today was my Maggie's birthday 1999. She passed away on 8-23-2013.

She wasn't Irish but pretended just for one day a year. She was Scottish, a McNab, named for the man who bred these dogs.. Generally McNabs are black and white and "occasionally red and white"... being a "red head" and Scottish I named her Maggie after my red headed Scottish mother, Margaret.

Historically this date...

The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martii or Idus Martiae) is a day on the Roman calendarthat corresponds to March 15. It was marked by several religious observances, and became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE.

...............see, even my dog was born on a special day!

1916 – President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.

1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).

2011 – Beginning of the Syrian civil war.

And births this date include....

1767 – Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)

1941 – Mike Love, American musician (The Beach Boys)

1970 – Derek Parra, American speed skater

1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress

Last night's cocktail was a "Dirty Sue" Martini... on the rocks with Mediterranean Olives. OH YUM!!!

These olives I get at Costco. They are sooooooooooo good and I just like eating them out of the jar!!! 

Later dinner was the other stuffed sole with yellow bell pepper and celery tossed with olive oil and garlic salt and cooked in the air fryer. A dollop of spicy mayonnaise was served with the sole....

All of Tabasco's products can be purchased on line at  http://www.tabasco.com/ They have so many yummy things ... cheese-its Tabasco flavored, Tabasco popcorn, and many condiments... also kitchen tools (I have a Tabasco spoon rest) and apparel, and cook books. Many things. Fun to check it out...

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Hump Day. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

March 15th

National Peanut Lover's Day (aka Groundnut and Goober)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut